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A good few goals of the latest game were down to how dirty Panama were playing, which the ref wasn't going to stand for, but England did what they needed to do given the situation. If they can remain level headed and keep up the team work I think they've certainly got a few games left in them.

I don't even follow football but this year's world cup has certainly been interesting so far.

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Germany are not a great team anymore, they are poor and got lucky, because they were helped by bad refereeing in my opinion. No chips involved, but was definitely fishy.

That's my point, great teams and great players ride their luck. Germany might have been dead and buried early on, they weren't and they had the mental strength to score late on - it wasn't the easiest of places to score from, they didn't just whack a direct shot in (or more likely over or wide) and it was a heck of a strike to score like that. They got one chance and they took it.

Compare that to Argentina, the runners up last time, who missed a penalty against Iceland and then caved in completely against Croatia, no amount of luck or bias from the referee could save them

England and Russia haven't really been tested yet, they both may also be up to the mark, along with Belgium, all three have proved ruthless against lesser opponents

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That's my point, great teams and great players ride their luck. Germany might have been dead and buried early on, they weren't and they had the mental strength to score late on - it wasn't the easiest of places to score from, they didn't just whack a direct shot in (or more likely over or wide) and it was a heck of a strike to score like that. They got one chance and they took it.

Compare that to Argentina, the runners up last time, who missed a penalty against Iceland and then caved in completely against Croatia, no amount of luck or bias from the referee could save them

England and Russia haven't really been tested yet, they both may also be up to the mark, along with Belgium, all three have proved ruthless against lesser opponents

England were tested by Tunisia. Agree with you on German mentality, great free kick. P.S. can some of the forum not read?

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I haven't watched a lot of it but did catch part of the match between Switzerland and Serbia and did rather get the impression that I don't know why they have VAR. The 'tackle' that the two Swiss players carried out on the Serbian in the penalty area would have been an excellent tackle.......in Rugby Union, two on one, wrestle him to the ground (even though he didn't have the ball). Not a squeak from the referee or VAR, do I no longer understand the rules regarding penalties?

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Well typical innit, a couple of weeks in, England doing really well and it gets a mention.

It was a brilliant result today but could they go all the way? Possibly, ex Middlesbrough player (just thought I'd mention that) Southgate seems to have re energised the team. The set pieces are a master class and some of the individual skill is amazing to watch.

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There is more chance of me voting for Jezzer at the next election than England going all the way. Having said that, as a novice team they are doing well, and I hope they progress in the knockout stages as well. What it does impress me is that a bunch of relative novices, are doing far better than the prima donnas we have selected to play for us in the past.

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There is more chance of me voting for Jezzer at the next election than England going all the way. Having said that, as a novice team they are doing well, and I hope they progress in the knockout stages as well. What it does impress me is that a bunch of relative novices, are doing far better than the prima donnas we have selected to play for us in the past.

Well you see there were lots said a lot of things about politics recently and about what and wouldn't happen.

Three words, Brexit, trump and May. So if I was a betting man I wouldn't bet against it.

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I think you may have to go some way back, but go on them I'm interested. You know you like a last word competition as much as the rest of us so go for it.

No I promised I would not. However all you need do is look up in this thread. Surely the irony cannot be lost on you that but for your interjection this discussion would be not continuing for the number of posts that it has.

If you reread my post also you will see what I am saying is that I do not have an interest myself but I wish the team well for those that do. What a terrible thing to do obviously.